Casket construction



March 2, 1948. w. E. WALLACE 2,437,141

CASKET CONSTRUCTION Fiied Jan. 5, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 M41758 5. W/MLACE,

INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

March 2 1948. "w. E. WALLACE CASKET CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. 5, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 M11752 5 MHz/16 ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 2, l948 GASKETCONSTRUCTION Walton Wallace; Richmontlr n -l as gnorrto: Bell; and; :Wallace :Manufacturing Corporatiom, mohmondulndi, a corporation. oit'v Indiana Application January 5, 1945; Serial'No. 57 13709 The principal; obi'ectrotr' the-@presentrinvention is the provision of a metallic casket comprising a basiesbody member adipted to have removable mouldings secured thereto; 7 v v A second object is -the provi sion of a casket havin -a basic design and -.construetion,. and with removable mouldings providing, optional finished: designs. 7

A third objec-tis"the provisiomofa body member constructed so as torexciude wateratthe:

iunctureseoftherbottomrsiderandzend members, with: removable. mouldings; being: secured thereto:and:withichannelsriormedrin thezmould;

providing;stifinesstheretorand a oiminv d msrmeansviorhaudlina: 'the*:casket; Y

A further object is the provision of a body comprised of sides, ends, and bottom with removable mouldings being secured through the lower portions of the side and end members, and with a second bottom being secured between the removable mouldings and providing air space between the two bottoms.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will suggest themselves in the course of the following description, and that which is new will be pointed out in the appended claims.

The most satisfactory and preferred means of carrying out the principles of the invention is shown in the accompanying two sheets of drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an isometric view of a casket embodying the principles of the invention.

Figure 2 is a detail vertical section taken through one end of the casket on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail vertical section through one side of the casket, taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figures 4 through 9 show the steps of construction at the lower edges of the casket, with Figure 4 showing the lower edge of the side and end members formed to receive the edge of the bottom member, as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 6 shows the connection between the bottom member and the side and end members.

Figure 7'shows the bottom member and the side and end members as being secured together by turning the joint formed by the connection therebetween inwardly.

Figure 8' shows the method of assembling the moulding onto the lower edge of the casket.

Figure 9 shows the completed assembly of the moulding and the lower portion of the casket, and with the moulding being removably secured through'the side and'end members of the casket.

. a" claims. (01. 27-2) Like. characters? designate like parts throughout the several; views:

In; order: that; theeconstruction ofthe casket and: the advantageszrof; the; invention may be more: fully set. forth.'.Iiiwill now take up aide-l tailedzdescription.thereof:

' Referring: now tozthe:* drawings in' detail, I-

designates the. sideiand' iend. members of the- 2, designates a,-mouldedportion formed?v inte rally with the zupnerrportions of ,the 'side. and, end-members: and withr-the ,samezbeingformedof:

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anyrdesirable shape: 4

3 designates the lower edgeseofythersideand; and members; which: is; turnedupwardly as shown in; Figure: 4;. and forming: a continuous. channel for the reception for the companion member 5 of the bottom 4. The bottom 4 extends continuously between the side and end members I with the outer edge 5 thereof being turned downwardly and adapted to fit into the channel formed by the upturned portion 3 of the side and end members. After the member 5 is inserted in the channel, as shown in Figure 6, the entire joint formed by the joinder of the members is turned inwardly around the periphery of the bottom, as more clearly shown in Figure 7.

The bottom moulding 6 has a channel 1 formed in the bottom surface thereof and forming a surface 8 upon which the joint formed by the bottom and the side and end members rest, as shown in Figures 8 and 9. An inwardly extending flange 9 is provided on the bottom of the moulding 6 through which the secondary bottom I? is secured by means of rivets It, or by other suitable means, and with the secondary bottom l2 being of plywood or other suitable material.

A downwardly-tumed flange I0 is formed at the inner upper edge of the moulding 6 and is adapted to lie against the sides and ends I through which the same is removably secured by means of the threaded screws H, as shown in Figure 9.

It will be noted from the drawings that the body of the casket, formed by the sides and ends I and the bottom 4, provides a substantially one piece casket, and with the moulding 6 providing a means adding to the appearance of the completed casket.

It will also be noted that the channel 1 provides a means for handling the casket, and with the surface 8 providing a continuous seat for the peripherial bottom edges of the body vof the casket.

It will be noted that the moulding 6 and the 5 4. 0 .1 1.8 bottom l2 are assembled complete by 3 means of the rivets l3, and after the assembly thereof, the assembled body of the casket is lowered vertically into the upstanding moulding 6, as shown in Figure 8.

The secondary bottom I2 provides means maintaining the lower inner edges of the moulding 6 in alignment, together with forming an air space under the bottom 4 of the casket.

The entire assembly provides an extremely rigid casket with the removable moulding 6 providing means of a selection of different designs without sacrificing the structural strength of the casket.

It is to be understood that'I'arn not to .be limited to the exact construction and the arrangement of the parts herein shown and described, but that minor changes may be made therein, insofar as the changes may fall within the scope of the appended claims.v

Having now fully shownand described the invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A casket having side, end, and bottom members, with the lower edges of the sides and ends forming an interlocking joint with the peripherial edges of the bottom member, a moulding assembly removably secured through the sides and ends of the casket, a secondary bottom member secured through inwardlyturned flanges of the moulding assembly. and with an intermediate portion of the moulding forming and inverted channel and supporting the casket thereon.

2. In a casket construction with side and end members having their lower edges interlocked in the bottom'surface of the moulding assembly Number Name Date 353,772 Baker Dec. 7,1886 800,930 Maxwell Oct. 3, 1905 1,059,747 Montross Apr. 22,1 1913 2,121,885 Rogers June 28, 1938 2,392,298 I Thommen Jan. 1, 194:6

and providing a seat for the interlocked joint formed by the junctures of the side and end members, a:secondary bottom secured through inwardly-extending flanges of the moulding assembly, and with the secondary bottom being in spaced relation with the bottom of the casket and forming an air space therebetween.

WALTER E. WALLACE.

REFERENCES CITED The iollowingreferences are of record in the file of this patent:

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